Laffer sentenced to life in LI pharmacy shooting

By: The Associated Press November 11, 2011Comments Off on Laffer sentenced to life in LI pharmacy shooting

A man who killed four people during a drug holdup at a New York pharmacy will spend the rest of his life in prison.

David Laffer was sentenced Thursday on Long Island to consecutive sentences of life in prison without parole. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the June holdup.

Laffer, a 33-year-old Army veteran, has said he committed the robbery because he had lost his job. He said his wife required not only painkillers but also blood pressure medicine, anti-nausea pills and muscle relaxants.

He jammed a backpack full of pills after killing the four victims.

His wife, Melinda Brady, admitted driving the getaway car. She pleaded guilty to robbery charges. The judge gave her 25 years in prison on Thursday.